Huaiyou Mansion, Fengxiang County, outside the North City Gate.

Outside the North City Gate, where Cao Zhiji's eagle falcon had been staring, beyond reason, the expected Captain Kang still returned. Although it was still early to return, he rushed to a "late set", which happened to be at the moment when Cao Zhiji was fatly beaten by the "thief".

Cao Zhiji, who rushed to hear the news, covered his swollen old cheeks, pouted, sobbed, squinted, inserted his waist, and looked at Captain Kang, who was surrounded in the middle of the crowd at this time.

Yao remembered that before leaving yesterday, Captain Kang's condescending disdainful eyes, and then looking at the embarrassed appearance now, Cao Zhiji had an inexplicable darkness. This person has always pressed him, regardless of his military exploits and power, he is strong everywhere.

In addition, this person is He Taihu's confidant, although there are occasional verbal disputes, but it is said that the two have been friends for nearly ten years and have a great relationship. Since Cao Zhiji's "first arrival" and taking refuge in Taihu, Kang Junli has always had a lot of complaints, the reason is nothing more than foreign barbarians and cannot be reused.

Although He Taihu tried his best to defy public opinion, gave him a place to stay, and let him hold hundreds of troops, he still listened to Kang Junli's words after all. Therefore, after more than three years, he Cao Dingjun is still a halberd commander from the ninth grade, and he is still incomparable with Captain Nakang.

Rao is his intention to cling, and those powerful warriors and vassals who are full of "swords and guns" are powerless, and they are also like leaving him. No matter how hard he tried, this xenophobia could not be changed.

Since he couldn't tolerate it, he turned against him.

Cao Zhiji finally seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, how could he easily let go of that Kang Junli, if he didn't play and toss him and kill him again, wouldn't it be too boring?

Tonight, destined to be sleepless.

Cao Zhiji's intention was to raise his mind and set aside all the soldiers, but he did not step forward. Just pressed the long sword at his waist with one hand, and pointed at Liu Youqian and Liu Qingmei with the other hand, and asked disdainfully: "Wait, who is it?" What are you doing here? ”

Liu Qingmei was already arrogant, and when he came, he talked with Kang Junli all the way, only to know that He Taihu of this Huaiyou Mansion had a different heart. Kang Junli admitted that he had known He Taihu for decades, and he couldn't bear to see him take a wrong step, so he used the excuse to inspect, but in fact, he responded.

It turned out that the whereabouts of Liu Youqiao and Liu Qingmei had already been exposed, and the arranged interception was an ingenious "meeting gift".

After thousands of calculations, I didn't count that Liu Youyou owed a fork in the road to kill, and the second blockade that was supposed to cut off Liu Qingmei's way of life was resolved invisibly. Liu Yau behaved like this, and he had his own reasons. Although he was not instructed by the lord of the country, Li Cunqing, he accepted the love of Nalan, the owner of Mingyue Mansion, and had to come here for a trip.

By the way, save Liu Qingmei.

It's just that these twists and turns, twists and turns, Liu Youyou didn't say a word, he wanted to see how this woman who has been with you all the year round will deal with this crisis. You must know that the lord of the country, Li Cunmiao, has no backup, at least within the scope of his knowledge, he almost let Liu Qingmei come to die.

But Nalan won't, he wants her to live. It's not just because of Liu Qingmei's love for him. If you love deeply, you can use it thoroughly, because Liu Qingmei is still useful, and she can't die yet.

But Li Cunmiao wanted her to die, and just gave a reason to send troops to conscript, so logically, in one fell swoop, he leveled Huai Youfu, killed He Taihu, and calmed the civil strife in the Tang Dynasty. Liu Youqiao thought about it again and again, and finally agreed to Nalan and accepted the situation.

Because in a "friction" a few years ago, Liu Qingmei happened to save herself. Now that he is coming to the rescue, it is good to repay the love of the year. The people in the rivers and lakes have a lot of affection, but Liu owes only half of himself, what about the other half? After Zhou visited the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, this is the identity on the surface.

In this capacity, he didn't want to do many things, but he had to do them. I can't do it, but I want to do it. He didn't like the temple very much, so why not do it if he had such an opportunity to block Li Cunmiao?

Liu Qingmei was arrogant, and he would definitely not accept Liu Youyao's help. That's why he set off early, two or three hours early, and did a "little thing" from the bottom of his heart.

And Nakang Junli, who came out of the north gate of Huaiyoufu, had already received the news that the two of them were here. Before leaving, he had a secret conversation with He Taihu and reached a consensus, "Take it first, and don't hurt your life." Wait for the opportunity, or there will be a turnaround. ”

He Taihu also counted Li Cunmiao's thoughts, but what he didn't know was what Liu Qingmei's identity was. Is it really just to convey Li Cunqing's edict? On the eve of Liu Qingmei's departure, Li Cunmiao had sent someone to send a thing to He Taihu, which made He Taihu uneasy.

In a secret conversation with Kang Junli, He Taihu took out this object, which is a map of the mountains and rivers of the Tang Dynasty. Kang Junli knelt on the ground on the spot and kowtowed heavily. He Taihu's hands trembled, and his eyes were desolate.

When Kang Junli took the order and left, He Taihu threw the mountain and river society map to the ground, stepped on it and rubbed it back and forth, and muttered in his mouth: "You want me to die, have you asked me what I mean?" ”

Kang Junli didn't know that He Taihu was determined to rebel, but he vaguely guessed some inside information. So he only led hundreds of soldiers out, but he forgot the "variables" in Huaiyou Mansion.

Cao Zhiji was complacent at this time, because he had carefully prepared a fight for his life before Kang Junli rushed to the garrison, and the 10,000 heads on the yellow sand were his "masterpiece".

People are not finished, and the cup does not stop.

He drank the spirits in the pot, ate the "fresh food" poured with hot white sesame oil, and thought about the picture of the two sides drawing their knives against each other as soon as they met, and unconsciously laughed again. When the soldiers on duty saw his demeanor, they couldn't help but point behind his back.

In normal times, Cao Zhiji had already whipped and punished, but this time he didn't care. Even if you can't kill either side, both sides will definitely die. How could the battle he carefully arranged not be unexpected?

can be calculated, but I didn't count the unpredictable weather in the yellow sand of the desert hundreds of miles away from Huaiyoufu. It was this weather that dissolved the two groups of people who were already blood-gushing and swords facing each other invisibly.

Conflict? Contradiction? Misunderstand? None of them can reach the yellow sand in their eyes. Life is almost gone, what is the importance of those grievances and grievances? But after a hurricane swept through the night, the two sides fell into an unexpected calm, and it was only then that this series of events was connected.

Kang Junli knew that He Taihu was suspicious, and Cao Zhiji was also eyeing him in the dark, so he discussed such a "bitter meat plan" to hide people's ears. This is good, right in the middle, but Cao Zhihalberd is full of ambition and victory.

At this time, listening to Cao Zhiji's words, it was clear that he no longer took himself seriously. And the disdain in his eyes was not concealed in the slightest, full of spurning for the defeated generals.

Liu Qingmei didn't answer, but just moved the token in his hand forward. Cao Zhiji's eyes were slightly small, and he was about to reach out to take it, but unexpectedly, Liu Qingmei took the token back. And Liu on the other side owed a little tighter, stuck on Captain Kang's neck.

Of course, this is a countermeasure that the three of them have discussed in advance. If the person who came was a soldier who had his wrist cut off by a monk who didn't know how to do it just now, then there was no need to act like this. If the person who came was that Cao Zhiji, then this play would be very necessary.

At this time, the situation was already precarious, and Cao Zhiji suddenly withdrew his hand, with a smile on his face. This smile pulled at the face full of horizontal flesh, and there was a convulsion. Liu looked at Cao Zhiji with disdain as he raised his white and delicate hand and covered his cheeks that were a little painful, and a cold nausea came to his face.

Cao is holding the halberd, and he can't do it yet. After all, Kang Junli is also a well-known figure in Huaiyou Mansion, and this group of soldiers is under his command, and it is difficult to guarantee that there is no one who wants to take the opportunity to take the position. At this time, it is the best time in a lifetime.

Sure enough, a soldier bowed down and clasped his fists and saluted Captain Kang, and then turned to him and asked: "The person who came should be the envoy of the capital, can Cao Zhiji tolerate He Gong, and then give an order." ”

The eyes of the four of them were fixed on this unsightly soldier at the same time, and everyone had a shining point, depending on when and where you came to show yourself. If it is appropriate, it will rise to prominence, and if it is not, it may lead to death.

At this time, it is precisely the wrong bad time. Before Kang Junli could stop him, Cao Zhiji had already drawn his sword and killed this leading soldier on the spot. and threatened: "The identity of the person who came is unknown, Captain Kang was captured by thieves, and Cao Mousi is on duty, so he can't listen to it in vain." Isn't that child's play? ”

The soldiers were silent and hesitated. And the soldier, who had been convincing a moment ago, was now surging blood from his mouth, his eyes were full of unwillingness, and his body kept squirming on the yellow sand until he died.

He may have studied private school for a few years and understood some of the principles of behaving in the world and defending the country, but he didn't know that people's hearts were sinister, and he didn't know people's faces but didn't know their hearts. Now that the sword has been drawn, there is absolutely no reason to return the sheath, Cao Zhiji shouted again: "Take down the thief and rescue Captain Kang!" ”

As he spoke, he took the lead in rushing towards the three of them, and the killing intent in his eyes was difficult to hide, and the object he immediately decided to kill was Kang Junli. The group of soldiers hesitated for a moment, and with the shouting, they came towards Liu Qingmei and Liu Youyao to kill.

Now that we have learned from the past, we can't afford to think too much at this moment, so we will act according to orders first, and then talk about other things when this beacon fire is burned out. Cao Zhiji, who was still scolding and threatening to save people before, pounced on Kang Junli, who was still restrained by Liu Youyao, with great precision.

This sudden change was unexpected by Rao is Kang Junli. He didn't expect Cao Dingjun to be so ruthless, so impatient, and so unexpected. But Liu Youqiao was already ready to go, just waiting for this Cao Zhiji to come to such a hand.

When the three of them met with him, they already noticed that this person had bad intentions. It's just that I didn't expect that in front of everyone, I could still do this crime. Liu Youqiao let go of Captain Kang, struck out with both arms, and slammed into the chest of the Cao Zhiji, knocking him out at once.

Just now, the light was dim, so I didn't pay much attention. This Liu owes an arm, which is much longer than ordinary people, so he can seize the opportunity at this moment. And Liu Youqiao is already a sixth-order top-grade strength, and half of his feet have entered the seventh-order production realm, and it is not a problem to crush Cao Zhiji.

The soldiers suffered a loss from Cao Zhiji, and they also rushed over with shouts. At the same time, the soldiers who patrolled the city heard the sound and wanted to kill the thief on the spot. They had been looking for the traces of the three men, and when they heard the shouts of killing, they concluded that the three had fled outside the city, so they rushed to hear the news.

And the three monks who were hiding in the city were hiding in the east. Hearing the footsteps of the patrol soldiers, he was unconsciously suspicious. But when I heard the shouts of killing outside the city, I realized that another beacon fire was ignited.

Taking advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the three of them walked quickly towards the high platform in the city. Capture the thief and capture the king first, He Taihu! Your life is short.

At this time, in the inner hall where the banquet was reopened, the vassals and warriors feasted one after another, looking happy. After experiencing an "episode" just now, they temporarily restrained the dispute and spread the hypocrisy.

And the thorn Shi He Taihu stood on a high platform with his hands in his hands. Looking at the firelight outside the north city gate, his eyes were deep. He already knew that someone was going to rebel tonight, but he didn't know who the knife was falling. At this time, the chaos at the north gate gradually rose, but he did not stop it, but watched from the wall, watching the chaos as far as the eye could see.

He wanted to see, who killed the deer in the long night?